Maid denies ‘consensual sex’ with IMF chief

The woman who says she was sexually assaulted by Dominique
Strauss-Kahn will strongly deny to jurors any assertions that she
willingly had sex with the IMF chief, her attorney said Wednesday.

‘I think that when the jury hears her testimony and sees her in
person, and finally she can come public with this and tell her story.

‘I think that (they will find) their claims of consensual sex or
encounters are not true,” attorney Jeff Shapiro told NBC television.

“There is nothing consensual about what took place in that hotel
room,” he said.

Strauss-Kahn’s lawyers, who have promised a “vigorous” defense,
suggested at a bail hearing on Monday that he may have had a consensual
sexual encounter with the alleged victim.

Lawyer Ben Brafman said in court that the evidence “will not be
consistent with a forcible encounter.” Prosecutors, however, say they
have physical evidence indicating attempted rape, including a doctor’s
exam made immediately after the incident.

A grand jury is due to convene this week to decide whether there is
enough evidence in the accusations to proceed to trial.

Such proceedings are secret, and the Manhattan District Attorney’s
office would not comment on progress.

The 32-year-old woman has not been identified, and has not spoken
publicly about the alleged incident, but Shapiro told NBC that she is
ready to fully cooperate with prosecutors in building the court case
against Strauss-Kahn.